10 inspiring homes with incredible kitchens
The imminent return of The Great British Bake Off means that while focusing on the triumphs and disasters of the contestants in the pastel-coloured perfection of the giant tent, we may well be putting our own kitchens under intense scrutiny.
If yours doesn’t cut the mustard, finding a home with a well-designed, well-equipped kitchen doesn’t have to be a pie in the sky — just take a look at these hot properties for sale, all worthy of a Hollywood handshake.
1. Star, Glenrothes, Fife, offers over £425,000
This immaculate modern detached house is located in a hamlet about half an hour from St Andrews, with views towards the Lomond Hills.
It includes four bedrooms, three bath/shower rooms, a triple aspect living room, and a high end kitchen that flows into a dining room.
The kitchen is fitted with royal-blue Shaker-style units, quartz worktops, a large island/breakfast bar and a range cooker, and there’s space for a freestanding American-style fridge freezer. Available through MOV8 Real Estate.
2. Sandwich, Kent, £650,000
Every inch of space has been put to good use in the L-shaped kitchen of Flint Hall, a three-bedroom Grade II-listed house with 16th century roots.
Positioned at the front of the house, the kitchen incorporates restored parquet flooring, an array of base and wall units, integrated appliances, and an Aga.
Pendant lights hang from original high timber beams, and the breakfast bar seats two. From Foundation Estate agents via Zoopla.
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3. Hartpury, Gloucester, £850,000
Mill House, an extended period cottage, includes four bedrooms, two bathrooms, two reception rooms and a versatile ground floor room with an adjoining shower room that could be used as a fifth bedroom or study.
Measuring over 400 square feet, its hub is a show-stopping triple aspect kitchen, featuring a double height ceiling with exposed timbers, a range of farmhouse-style units, an island, and room for a big dining table. Contact Jackson-Stops.
4. Warboys, Cambridgeshire, £900,000
In 1918 this five-bedroom country house, dating from around 1900, was linked to its former stables to create an open plan kitchen and entertaining space.
This incorporates a vaulted ceiling, underfloor heating, bespoke oak cabinets with copper handles, an island and corner bench plus bifold doors along two walls to bring the outside in. Find out more from Cheffins.
5. Brentford, London TW8, £1m
Rather more luxurious than your average floating home, Big Ness is a converted 110-foot Dutch barge, providing over 2,000 square feet of accommodation.
There are four cabins, three bathrooms, and — as you’d expect from a home owned by a chef — a well-designed and immensely stylish kitchen.
Here you'll find extra-deep work surfaces, a quadruple oven, porthole windows at water level, and an industrial style staircase leading up to a living room. By River Homes.
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6. The Estate House, Minsteracres, Northumberland, £1.1m
The Estate House is a lovingly restored four-bedroom house with further accommodation above the detached garage.
Period and contemporary features are successfully combined throughout, including in the roomy kitchen/diner where solid oak units match the beams in the vaulted ceiling.
It boasts a vast island with a dining bench and wine rack, integrated appliances, a range cooker, limestone tiles and underfloor heating. Bifold doors open into the adjoining orangery, used as a dining room. From Finest Properties.
7. Crowsport, Hamble, Southampton, £2.5m
A striking circular kitchen is at the heart of The Crew House, a fully refurbished contemporary home on a private road next to Port Hamble Marina.
Finished in white with blue splash backs in a nod to its coastal setting, this room is equipped with top end appliances, tons of storage and two semi-circular islands.
The property also has six ensuite bedrooms, two reception rooms, a gym and splash pool, and enjoys views of the River Hamble and the marina. Through Brambles.
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8. Chagford, Devon, £2.75m
Believed to have been constructed as a sporting lodge early in the Victorian era, six-bedroom Thornworthy House looks out over Dartmoor and comes with over four acres of land and a guest cottage.
Like the rest of this beautifully-restored house, the kitchen/breakfast room is packed with charm and personality, and contains a recently restored all-white Aga, a Smeg oven with a pizza stone, and a freestanding island. Available through Knight Frank and Savills.
9. Rimington, Clitheroe, Lancashire, £2.85m
Any culinary professional would be proud of the steely grey kitchen in Thirlmere, an architect-designed five-bedroom house with views towards the Yorkshire Dales.
Part of a huge open plan space, it's kitted out with a Bora induction hob and suck down extractor, two Wolf double ovens and a warming drawer, Sub Zero double fridge drawers and matching Sub Zero side by side fridge and freezer, and a Dekton Island. Find out more from Fine & Country.
10. Marlow, Buckinghamshire, £3.45m
Newly-built Sloane House is in easy reach of Marlow's historic town centre and includes six bedrooms, a formal drawing room, flexible space on the garden level, and a wonderfully sociable ground floor kitchen/breakfast room.
Handles on the Neptune cabinets and the Quooker boiling water tap are finished in brass to complement the Lacanche range cooker, and a huge roof lantern sits over the table. Visit Sloane House Marlow for more information.
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